IPL Retention LIVE Updates | IPL Retention 2025 Live Updates on Players Traded, Retained and Released
The retention day of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 has finally arrived. Before the start of the , the various 10 franchises will have to submit their respective lists of the retentions before the auction. The deadline day to announce the retention was pre-decided to be October 31, 2024.
5 PM IST has been the time to submit the retention list, and there have been many talking points before the retention. One of the biggest headlines has been the future of star batter Rohit Sharma.
There have been several reports that Rohit will not be retained by Mumbai Indians. The news comes after the five-time champions announced Hardik Pandya as their skipper before the IPL 2024, replacing the five-time champion captain.
Furthermore, Lucknow Super Giants have reportedly let go of KL Rahul as well. The star wicketkeeper-batter has led the franchise since the side’s inception in 2022. LSG have reached the knockout stages of the tournament in every year but 2024. The previous year of the tournament saw LSG finish in seventh place in the standings.
It is also expected that the Royal Challengers Bengaluru will rename Virat Kohli as their skipper, parting ways with Faf du Plessis, who led them since the 35-year-old decided to step down.
Before the arrival of the mega auction, where the 10 franchises look to build their best possible squad, the retention could be a just as important aspect.